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By CHUCK O'DONNELL
April 13, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Rutgers University Police Department is investigating after the Center for Islamic Life on College Avenue was burglarized as the world’s Muslims began the celebration of Eid, the ending of Ramadan. The center was broken into and “several items of value” were taken during a ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Town of Newton is looking to hire a full time Chief Financial Officer. The current CFO is retiring July 1, 2024 and the town is anticipating the new CFO will start on or about June 3, 2024 for a thorough review of operations, staff introductions, tours of facilities, meetings with ...
NEWARK — City youths who do not stay within 100 feet of their homes during certain nighttime hours could face police action starting Friday, April 12. The city announced that officers will enforce Newark's longstanding curfew ordinance, which prohibits people under 18 unaccompanied by an adult ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School lacrosse team won 8-7 when they played away against Morris Hills on Tuesday, April 9 but lost 8-3 when they played away against Warren Hills Thursday, April 11. Warren Hills came out strong, putting five in the net to Newton’s one in the first half on Thursday.
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School baseball team played away against Vernon on Tuesday, losing 8-0 and then hosted North Warren on Thursday and was shut out 4-0. Mason Bucci went 1-for-2 at bat with a single against North Warren’s pitcher Cody Sherrer. Pitching for Newton was Maxwell Maslowski ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School softball team lost 8-5 against North Warren on Tuesday, when they played them away, but swept Hopatcong 14-9 on Thursday away. The Braves took the lead early against Hopatcong, scoring one run in the first inning and another four in the second. They added ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School boys golf team took on Lenape Valley and won 177-211 on Tuesday. Then both the girls and boys golf teams took on Wallkill Valley on Wednesday. The girls lost 236-266 and the boys lost 158-170. Braves’ girls results against Wallkill Valley: 3rd Lina ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Three young sisters from Roxbury are making names for themselves in snowboarding across the nation. The girls, Harper Beach, 13, Piper Beach, 12 and Keller Beach 10, compete in United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) events. The USASA is a ...
UNION, NJ – Halsted Middle School’s Future Business Leaders of America or FBLA chapter had success at the state competition on April 8. They had eight top 10 finishes with four members qualifying to join the Newton High School FBLA chapter in Orlando in June for the national competition. In total ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A new two-year contract for garbage collection in Hoboken is costing the City over $7.5 million, a 73 percent increase from the previous contract. Despite the price hike, services provided by Cali Carting will remain the same. According to officials, Hoboken, where garbage is ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys tennis team lost 4-1 against Wallkill Valley when they hosted them in their 2024 season opener at Merriam Avenue School on Tuesday. The results of the matches are as follows: Singles: 1st: William Hasbrouck (WV) won over Asher Haiduc-Dale (N), 6-4, ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Newton Town Council proclaimed April 2024 to be Child Abuse Prevention Month. The proclamation was read into record during the April 8 meeting by Mayor John Paul Couce. “Whereas, child abuse and neglect is a complex and ongoing problem in our society, affecting many children ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Braves softball team edged out Hackettstown Tigers, getting a W for their home opener Monday 6-5. Catherine Vena scored twice. In her four times at bat she had two doubles and a walk. Jaida Long also faced the Tiger’s pitchers four times. She had four hits; two doubles and ...
WAYNE, NJ – The call came in just after 8:00pm on Thursday evening for a working structure fire on Van Duyne Avenue in Wayne and volunteer Companies #1 and #2 responded. Wayne Police arrived on scene first and confirmed a working fire and that all occupants had escaped the home. Chief Paul Gleba ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Newton High School baseball team hosted rivals Kittatinny Cougars on Saturday, April 6 and lost 6-5. The Braves got on the board in the second inning, scoring one run to the Cougars’ four. They added another three in the fifth inning and one more in the sixth to tie the score at ...
Essex County’s Branch Brook Park boasts 5,300 cherry blossom trees - more than the nation’s capital - and starting Saturday, April 6, it will celebrate with its 48th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. For the record, East Potomac Park, in Washington, D.C., has just 3,800 trees, according to the ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys lacrosse lost 13-1 when they played away against Kinnelon on Thursday, in the second game of the season. The Braves netted their only goal of the game in the second quarter but Kinnelon had already stacked up six points. Kinnelon stacked up seven more goals ...
Ten families comprising 25 adults and three children in Newark were displaced due to structural damage resulting from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the region on Friday morning, the city's public safety director said. Firefighters responded to 313, 315, 317 7th Avenue on a ...
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ –The region continues to rumble with another 4.0 earthquake approximately 4.3 miles southwest of Gladstone in Somerset County at 5:59 p.m. according to the USGS. Residents reported hearing loud noise, similar to the initial quake but shorter in duration. The USGS has reported ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - The Newton High School baseball team played away against Hackettstown in the first game of the 2024 season and lost 6-3 on Thursday. The Braves got on the board in the first inning with one run scored to the Tigers’ three. The Tigers added another three in the third inning, ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Morris Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for an affordably priced home in Roxbury, the second one being built by Roxbury High School students for the organization. The house, described by Morris Habitat as a “moderate-income, 2-bedroom home on West Dewey Avenue in ...
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – Area residents felt the rumbling of a 4.8 earthquake at 10:23 a.m. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, the epicenter was 7 km north of Whitehouse Station, in Hunterdon County. Newark Liberty Airport is on a “Full Ground Stop” temporarily halting ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Halsted Middle School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), led by Theresa Iliff, launched a Community Service Project centered around National Suicide Awareness. They honored Anthony Monderine who was an FBLA alumnus who attended Sayreville War Memorial High School and ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Morris Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for an affordably priced home in Roxbury, the second one being built by Roxbury High School students for the organization. The house, described by Morris Habitat as a “moderate-income, 2-bedroom home on West Dewey Avenue in ...
North Star Theater Company (NSTC) presents DEATHTRAP a Comedy-Thriller by Ira Levin. Directed by Christa Piper, DEATHTRAP will be performed at Shaffer Hall at St Mary’s Episcopal Church 85 Conestoga Trail, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 on April 12,13,19,20 at 7:30 pm and 14, 21 at 2:00 pm Sidney ...
SPARTA, NJ – In what could have implications beyond Sparta, Hon. Stuart Minkowitz has ruled that people who have joined a Facebook page can be removed from the planning board. Mega warehouse developer Diamond Chip Realty sued the Sparta Township Planning Board claiming eight members should be ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lacrosse team won 14-3 over Hackettstown in the 2024 season home opener played on Newton’s turf today, despite the weather. The Braves came out strong, scoring five goals in the first quarter and another three before halftime. Hackettstown got on the board in ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A borough man is now charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old son. The boy's burned body was found inside a car intentionally set ablaze in a parking lot at Sayreville War Memorial High School, authorities said. Manuel Rivera, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Girls Track team is heading into the 2024 spring season with a new head coach, Mike Galonski. An alumni of Newton High School’s Class of 2010, Galonski has been volunteering with the track team since 2014 and was the assistant coach last year under the direction ...
SPARTA, NJ – Under a bright blue sky Sparta Police Department bade farewell to Lt. John Lamon. After having served the community for "30 years and two months" Lamon was celebrated with a “walk out” of the police department headquarters with his fellow officers, family, friends, township first ...
